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Holly Smith, fellow photographer in Champaign, contacted me a few months ago about doing a "Mr. and Mrs. Session" for her and her husband.  I was ecstatic because 1) she is a photographer and SHE picked ME to photograph her and 2) as it turned out, I went to grade school with her husband.  What fun!  So after our date kept getting rescheduled because of bad weather, we finally got a good day in May and it was soooo much fun!!  I hope to do more of these sort of sessions.  All the pressure, stress and hecticness is off both the bride and groom, and the photographer.  I absolutely totally recommend doing one of these with me (or whomever, but of course I hope me, hehe!).  Here are some of my personal faves.    Enjoy!

I was keeping very busy with some of the greatest sessions and then I get hit with partial bed rest because of consistent contractions round-the-clock.  Ugh ugh ugh.  Hoping in the next few weeks the partial bed rest thing will be lifted so I can start back up.  (Don't give up on me!)  In the meantime, here are some shots from those sessions.  I have some of the best (and cutest!) clients ever!

Here's little Olivia, her mommy and grandma:

Here is adorable Gray and his parents:

And…the sweet M family girls, Lauren & Maren, and their parents (my friends!):

Forgive me for never posting.  You'd think because of that, I haven't been keeping busy, but that's exactly why I haven't been around.  I can't hardly catch my breath. 

(deep breath) 

My personal life has been crazy…being 24 weeks pregnant now with a high-risk pregnancy and weekly trips to Bloomington and Peoria, IL, I am gone quite often, and then it's summer so my kids are active in many things and keeping me on my toes as a mother.  On the business side I started a new project as the photographer for Thrive magazine in Decatur…a new fabulous monthly publication showcasing entertainment, art, thriving businesses, etc. in Decatur.  It's a wonderful little publication and I'm having a wonderful time being a part of it. I hope if you're in the area, you will pick one up.  You won't be disappointed.  And then of course I've been shooting a lot…and it's been fun…great fun!  I so love my job (as both mother and photographer) so very much.  I'm so so blessed.

It's been a few weeks but I still need to feature some photos from a shoot with James who've I've been taking pictures of since he was a baby.  Such a big boy now and still such a cutie.  One of the best parts of having my job is watching the children I shoot grow up.  It's such a great feeling to be a part of their lives in this way documenting their growth over the months and years.  Here's James:

I'm not the one that made him cry.  Promise!

I also got to shoot little 1-year old Chloe, who I shot in her mommy's belly a little over a year ago   She looks soooo much like both mommy and daddy.  She is such a sweet little girl who is going to turn into one amazing little spirit with a heart of gold just like her parents.  Thank you, Corie and Keith, for having me do these for you.  xo